MID-TERM TEST
Time allotted: 60 min.
I. Choose the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (1 p)
1. A. both B. honey C. telephone D. nobody
2. A. child B. sunshine C. dine D. dinner
3. A. teacher B. chalk C. match D. chemistry
4. A. homeland B. household C. hourly D. however
5. A. cheeks B. hands C. elbows D. fingers
II. Use the correct form of a suitable verb to complete the following conversation. (2 p)
Peter: What are you doing this weekend, Cuong?
Cuong: I’m very busy indeed. On Saturday morning I (1) ………………… to my
judo class.
Peter: Are you? Do you (2) …………………. every Saturday?
Cuong: Yes, I (3) ………………….. .
Peter: What (4) ………………. you ……………….. on Saturday afternoon?
Cuong: I (5) ……………………. a guitar lesson at the music club.
Peter: And on Sunday?
Cuong: I (6) ……………………. football with my team. We will (7) ……………..…
a game with Vo Thi Sau school. Then I (8) …………………. a rest in the
afternoon.
Peter: Do you ever (9) ……………………. TV?
Cuong: Yes, I usually (10) ……………………. at home and watch TV.
III. Put a preposition in each gap to finish the passage. (1 p)
My house
I live in a house at the foot of a hill. It's an old house, and it's not very large. There are
two bedrooms (1) ………… the first floor. There's a living room and a lovely fireplace
downstairs. There’s also a bathroom (2) ………… the kitchen. There's a garden (3) …………
the house. The garden is colourful (4) ………… a lot of flowers. There are also vegetables (5)
………. the garden all the year round. I love my house: the garden, the flowers in summer, the
fire in winter. But what I like best is the view from my bedroom window.
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to finish the sentences. (2 p)
1. “Will you ______ me your pen for my examination this afternoon?”
A. borrow B. lend C. allow D. permit
2. A library in Washington D.C, America, ______ over 100 million books.
A. has B. reads C. gets D. borrows
3. Basketball is a popular after-school ______ in the U.S.
A. play B. thing C. activity D. doing
4. We sometimes ______ experiments in physics class.
A. make B. work C. do D. get
5. Duong: “I’m hungry now, Mum!”
Mother: “______”
A. Would you like to go out for lunch?
B. Let’s cook dinner now.
C. Why are you so hungry?
D. Here is some bread and butter for you.
6. Students can learn a lot about living things in ______ class.
A. Chemistry B. Mathematics C. Geography D. Biology
7. “______ is it to the bookshop, please?”
A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How far
8. Hien feels very ______ because she lives far from her parents and friends.
A. unhappy B. uncomfortable C. bored D. tired
9. My friend, Addison, is a tall boy ______ fair hair and blue eyes.
A. being B. having C. getting D. making
10. My friend’s family live ______ 83 Tran Quoc Hoan Rd., Ha Noi.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
V. Kim is talking to Phil, a student from Sydney University, who is in Da Nang on
holiday. Read the conversation and choose the correct answers. (1 p)
Kim: Hello, Phil. You’re at university, right?
Phil: Yes, I’m a second year student. I’m studying economics, so I’m very busy.
What about you? What grade are you in?
Kim: I’m in grade 6. I have classes all day, five days a week.
Phil: Really? When does your lesson start?
Kim: It starts at seven in the morning, so I have to get up at six.
Phil: Wow. I don’t get up until eight. I get to university, then I have breakfast. And
I’m ready for class at nine.
Kim: I have breakfast before I go. And I have lunch at school.
Phil: And when do you finish school?
Kim: Well, school finishes at 4 p.m. After that I usually go to play football for
about an hour. Sometimes I go swimming in the sea.
Phil: And what do you do in the evening?
Kim: I do my homework for an hour, then I watch TV, or draw some pictures.
……………..
1. Phil is ______.
A. a school boy B. an economist C. a university student
2. Phil usually gets up ______.
A. at 6 o’clock B. at 8 o’clock C. at 9 o’clock
3. Kim usually has breakfast ______.
A. at school B. at home C. at university
4. How often does Kim exercise?
A. Always B. Sometimes C. Nearly every day.
5. We can see that Kim likes ______.
A. drawing B. swimming C. doing homework
VI. Fill each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage. (1 p)
Parents and friends
We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our relatives. That does not mean that
members of our (1) _________ cannot also be our friends. Many children have a very (2)
_________ relationship with their parents, and they see them as friends. Of course when you
are a teenager, there are times (3) _________ you do not get on very well with your parents, or
they can get angry with you. That’s only natural. There are times when you want to be
independent and decide things by (4) _________. After all, nobody is perfect, and we all (5)
_________ mistakes. But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that
you have many things in common with your mum and dad, and you will become closer to
them.
VII. Give the opposite of the underlined words in the following sentences. (1 p)
1. My new flat has got a large kitchen. → ……………………
2. Samantha is a tall girl with blue eyes. → ……………………
3. Are these exercises too easy for them? → ……………………
4. He closed the door and began to read. → ……………………
5. Adam was the first to enter the classroom. → ……………………
VIII. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning
given for each. (1 p)
1. Opposite our school there is an art gallery.
→ The art gallery ………………………………………………………… .
2. There is a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom in my house.
→ My house ………….………….………….………….………….……… .
3. Phong likes science most.
→ Phong’s favourite ………………………………………………………… .
4. Phuong always gets to school on time.
→ Phuong never ……………………………………………………………. .
5. What's your address, Ngoc?
→ Where ………………………………………………………………………?